Jaipur: Lokayukta S S Kothari has taken suo motu cognizance against an associate professor of SMS Hospital Dr Vinod Sharma for conducting operation of a patient at a private hospital after taking fees.

As per news reports, Rajjo Devi, a resident of Sapotra, was admitted to SMS Hospital on April 10 following brain hemorrhage. On the advice of Dr Vinod Sharma of the SMS Hospital, she was shifted to Amar Hospital at Mansarovar and an operation was conducted by him. But seeing her condition deteriorating, she was shifted back to SMS Hospital on April 15 and the next day she died.

According to the information, the relatives of the patient had paid the doctor Rs 50,000 for conducting the operation apart from paying Rs 60,000 to the hospital. They had filed a complaint against the doctor and the hospital for negligence at the Ashok Nagar Police station.

Lokayukta had sought a report from the Principal Secretary medical and health and superintendent of the SMS Hospital over the action of the doctor for pressuring the relatives for the patient to admit at a private hospital and getting remuneration for the treatment.

Lokayukta has also sought the copy of the FIR from DCP 9south) and the discharge sheet of the patient from Amar Hospital.

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